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====== Holiday Ornaments ====== | ====== Holiday Ornaments ====== | ||
- | For the [[http:// | + | For the [[http:// |
- | Pete started out using Inkscape to create an SVG file the same size as the sheet of plywood. The file was then exported as a DXF file. | + | Pete started out using Inkscape to create an SVG file the same size as the sheet of plywood. The file was then exported as a DXF file. (Note that if you make your artwork the same size as the material you are cutting, leave a border around it so you can bolt the piece to the machine and have clearance for the cutting bit to not hit the bolts.) |
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+ | (Yes, I could have more tightly packed the pieces, or arranged them better, but it was a bit of a rush job.)// | ||
Once we had a DXF file, Brant brought that into CamBam to set up all the parameters to generate the G-code. | Once we had a DXF file, Brant brought that into CamBam to set up all the parameters to generate the G-code. | ||
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Anyway, we generated the G-code from CamBam, we loaded that into Mach3 on the computer that controls the CNC Router, and ran the job. | Anyway, we generated the G-code from CamBam, we loaded that into Mach3 on the computer that controls the CNC Router, and ran the job. | ||
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- | Since we screwed up the cutting depth measurement, | + | Since we screwed up the cutting depth measurement, |
Shane spent some time sanding the good ornaments and making them look finished and ready for painting, and Pete ended up using the drill press anyway to drill all the hanging holes. | Shane spent some time sanding the good ornaments and making them look finished and ready for painting, and Pete ended up using the drill press anyway to drill all the hanging holes. | ||
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So despite some set-backs, the project turned out well, but with a little more practice, things like this should be super easy. (Consider this a start of a documentation project.) | So despite some set-backs, the project turned out well, but with a little more practice, things like this should be super easy. (Consider this a start of a documentation project.) | ||
- | Project Members: [[members: | + | Here's a video of [[http:// |
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+ | ===== Project Members | ||
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+ | * [[Members/ | ||
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+ | * Jason H. |